AhlulBayt News Agency - Director of Iran’s Jameat-ol-Quran cultural institute said a branch of the institute has been launched in neighboring Pakistan.
Sayyed Mohammad Mehdi Tabatabei said that the institute has also signed an agreement with Pakistan’s Education Ministry on cooperation in teaching the Quran in schools.
He noted that 20 books published by the research section of the Jameat-ol-Quran institute have been translated into Urdu.
"When they (Pakistani officials) saw the books and programs of the Jameat-ol-Quran, it was agreed that the books be taught … in primary schools and other school grades,” he added.
According to Sayyed Tabatabei, the books translated in Urdu feature Quran teaching, Quranic concepts, Tajweed, etc.
Some of the institute’s programs including Quran memorization, reading, and Tajweed courses are underway in Quranic centers in cities like Karachi, the cleric said.
He noted that the institute has also trained Quran teachers from countries like Indonesia, India, Canada, Iraq, and Australia.
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